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New York sues over Trump’s offshore wind blockade
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) said the administration's stop-work order lacks reason and justification.
Trump cites national security risk to defend wind freeze in court
Offshore energy regulators have issued a 90-day construction pause on Revolution Wind and four other projects.
Poor communities with aging sewer systems see crucial aid slashed
The Trump administration eliminated grants to hundreds of projects for infrastructure and climate adaptation in underserved communities.
EU carbon futures climb to highest since August 2023 on tighter supply
Investment funds’ net-long position on carbon is near the highest in data going back to early 2018 shows.
Bill Gates warns ‘market forces’ not enough to solve climate impacts
The caution comes as President Donald Trump pulls the U.S. out of key global climate organizations.
Eco-friendly toilet papers are trendy, but environmental impacts vary
Increasingly, manufacturers are making toilet paper from recycled paper products, which avoids material from freshly cut trees.
The IPCC said humans cause climate change. Is that why Trump quit it?
Withdrawing from the world’s premier climate science organization supports the president’s views about global warming.
Trump’s Venezuelan oil grab is bad for the climate — but the emissions math is uncertain
The prospect of ramping up the country’s heavy crude production goes against global efforts to phase down fossil fuels.
Senate Republicans shrug off Trump UN climate withdrawals
“We might as well focus on what we can control,” said Environment and Public Works Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).
Alito to sit out Supreme Court coastal erosion fight
The justice holds stock in an oil company that withdrew from the lawsuit right before the high court took up the case.
Europe’s leaders watch silently as Trump torches UN climate treaty
Beset by crises in Ukraine and Greenland, leaders let the U.S. withdrawal from the world’s most important climate body pass with barely a mention.
Republican introduces bill to study only negative effects of geoengineering
Arizona Rep. Eli Crane has called efforts to limit planet-warming emissions "climate conspiracy nonsense."
New US dietary guidelines are heavy on meat and carbon emissions
“If someone did care about environment or climate change, one would have a hard time signing onto these new dietary guidelines,” a Harvard epidemiologist said.
Trump’s shadow looms over EU aviation emissions plan
“God only knows what the Trump administration will do” if the EU expands its aviation emissions scheme, an EU official says.
Australian state faces catastrophic fire risk from heat wave
Temperatures rose above 113 degrees Fahrenheit in some places as the heat baked Adelaide and South Australia, before being driven east.
Severe storms bring high winds and possible tornadoes to Oklahoma
There were no immediate reports of major injuries or deaths.
Empire Wind warns that Trump suspension could strike ‘fatal blow’
The New York offshore wind project, which is 60 percent complete, said it will likely never be built if construction isn’t restarted by Jan. 16.
Billion-dollar disasters hit near-record in 2025
Researchers catalogued the most costly U.S. storms, wildfires and floods after the Trump administration halted a federal database last year.
Investors are buying pollution permits on secondary market
Although most permits are sold at quarterly government auctions, a secondary market enables daily transactions similar to a stock market.
Green groups slam Trump’s ‘retrograde’ fuel-economy plan for cars
The criticism comes as the administration moves toward finalizing CAFE standards that would make vehicles less efficient in 2031 than they are today.
